I cant wait. It's Jamar's biggest battle to date

I think Sandilands will win more taps.

but still i want to see how these ruck-men compare

If it was like the past meeting in 2008 at the MCG, Jamar neutralised Sandilands by jumping early and into Sandilands which made the big bloke very sore by the end of the game.

Good point by Rhino - the last 2 years Russian has really bought this to games where he simply 'hurts' the ruckman all day by jumping early and legally into them. The reference to 2008 shows it is something that has been in his game for quite a while, just needed some of the other things to come together.

He will be well up for this contest which in turn could assist us in having a good day if the midfielders have a good game. If he gets the better of Sandilands how could an All-Australian jumper not be his?

If he gets the better of Sandilands how could an All-Australian jumper not be his?

Sandilands has beaten every other ruck week in and week out this year and last year. It would take an injury for Jamar to get over the top of him. If the AA team were to have a 2nd ruck on the bench, Jamar is well positioned for the nod.

Sandilands has beaten every other ruck week in and week out this year and last year. It would take an injury for Jamar to get over the top of him. If the AA team were to have a 2nd ruck on the bench, Jamar is well positioned for the nod.

Agreed. Sandilands is simply to big to get over. Look at his numbers. If Jamar can get pretty close to even it will be a win against the Man Mountain.

Sandilands has beaten every other ruck week in and week out this year and last year. It would take an injury for Jamar to get over the top of him. If the AA team were to have a 2nd ruck on the bench, Jamar is well positioned for the nod.

Yep...not said Russian would replace Sandilands - he is one of the first picked. Not often a 2nd ruckman is picked more where I was coming from & if he does negate Sandilands reckon he can't be overlooked. providing his form holds to Rnd 22

although. Is jamar better round the ground?

I wonder if the reason Paul Johnson was given a run against Essendon had to do with giving him a taste before he and Jamar take on Sandilands. If the goal is to buffet and bump the beast into submission, the extra mature, heavy body would be handy.

For the first time this season Jamar could find himself with less of a workload than his oppenent(s).

That would also be an argument for having Bail in over, say Cheney or MacDonald - the harder runner so we have more left in the tank for the last quarter as, hopefully, Sandilands influence starts to fade.

Now I'm thinking far too much.

I wonder if the reason Paul Johnson was given a run against Essendon had to do with giving him a taste before he and Jamar take on Sandilands. If the goal is to buffet and bump the beast into submission, the extra mature, heavy body would be handy.

For the first time this season Jamar could find himself with less of a workload than his oppenent(s).

That would also be an argument for having Bail in over, say Cheney or MacDonald - the harder runner so we have more left in the tank for the last quarter as, hopefully, Sandilands influence starts to fade.

Now I'm thinking far too much.

It's a good idea LG

was jamar rested for the last 15-5mins of the final qtr on the weekend and PJ was continually played in the ruck? did anyone else notice this?

if so i figure it was to give him some rest for the freo game...

Sandilands has beaten every other ruck week in and week out this year and last year. It would take an injury for Jamar to get over the top of him. If the AA team were to have a 2nd ruck on the bench, Jamar is well positioned for the nod.

Yep. But the concern is, with the pressure to include another gun on the bench, will they decide no second ruck this year? It would reflect the way the game is being played in 2010. Less reliance on two rucks.